The NOMAD experiment at the CERN SPS

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 404, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 96-128

  Altegoer, J ^a   Anfreville, M ^b   Angelini, C ^c   Astier, P ^d   Authier, M ^b   Autiero, D ^e   Baldisseri, A ^b   Baldo Ceolin, M ^f   Ballocchi, G ^e   Banner, M ^d   Basa, S ^g   Bassompierre, G ^h   Benslama, K ^g   Bird, I ^g   Blumenfeld, B ⁱ   Bobisut, F ^f   Bouchez, J ^b   Bunyatov, S ^j   Boyd, S ^k   Bueno, A ^l,w   Camilleri, L ^e   Cardini, A ^e   Castera, A ^d   Cattaneo, P W ^o   Cavasinni, V ^c   Cavestro, V ^f   Cloue O ^b   Conforto, G ^p   Conta, C ^o   Cousins, R ⁿ   de Santo, A ^c   Del Prete, T ^c   di Lella, L ^e   Dignan, T ^m   do Couto e Silva, E ^e   Donnelly, I J ^k,q   Dumarchez, J ^d   Dumps, L ^e   Engster, C ^e   Fazio, T ^h   Feldman, G J ^m   Ferrari, R ^o   Ferrere D ^e   Flaminio, V ^c   Fraternali, M ^o   Fumagalli, G ^o   Gaillard, J M ^h   Galumian, P ^g   Gangler, E ^d   Geiser, A ^e   Geppert, D ^a   Gibin, D ^f   Gninenko, S ^r   Gomez Cadenas, J J ^e,l   Gosset, J ^b   Gossling C ^a   Gouanere M ^h   Grant, A ^e   Graziani, G ^s   Guglielmi, A ^f   Hagner, C ^b   Hernando, J ^l   Hubbard, D ^m   Hurst, P ^m   Huta, W ^e   Hyett, N ^t   Iacopini, E ^s   Joseph, C ^g   Kirsanov, M ^r,s   Kekez, D ^u   Khomenko, B ^e   Klimov, O ^j   Kovzelev, A ^r   Kuznetsov, V ^j   Lanza, A ^o   la Rotonda, L ^v   Laveder, M ^f   Lazzeroni, C ^c   Letessier Selvon, A ^d   Levy, J M ^d   Linssen, L ^e   Ljubicic A ^u   Long, J ⁱ   Lupi, A ^s   Manola Poggioli, E ^h   Marchionni, A ^s   Martelli, F ^p   Mendiburu, J P ^h   Meyer, J P ^b   Mezzetto, M ^f   Mishra, S R ^m   Moorhead, G F ^t   Mossuz, L ^h   Nedelec P ^e,h   Nefedov, Y ^j   Nguyen Mau, C ^g   Orestano, D ^l,o   Passerieux J P ^b   Pastore, F ^l,o   Peak, L S ^k   Pennacchio, E ^p   Perroud, J P ^g   Pessard, H ^h   Petti, R ^o   Petitpas, P ^h   Placci, A ^e   Plothow Besch, H ^e   Pluquet, A ^b   Poinsignon, J ^b   Polesello, G ^o   Pollmann, D ^a   Pope, B G ^e   Popov, B ^d,j   Poulsen, C ^t   Rathouit, P ^b   Renzoni, G ^c   Roda, C ^e   Rubbia, A ^e   Salvatore, F ^o   Shahmaneche K ^d   Schmidt, B ^a   Sconza, A ^f   Serrano, M ^d   Sevior, M E ^t   Sillou, D ^h   Sobczynski, C ^e   Soler, F J P ^k   Sozzi, G ^g   Steele, D ⁱ   Steininger, M ^g   Stipcevic M ^u   Stolarczyk, T ^b   Taylor, G N ^t   Tereshchenko, S ^j   Toropin, A ^r   Touchard, A M ^d   Tovey, S N ^t   Tran, M T ^g   Tsesmelis, E ^e   Ulrichs, J ^k   Uros, V ^d   Valdata Nappi, M ^v,x   Valuev, V ^h,j   Vannucci, F ^d   Varvell, K E ^k,q   Veltri, M ^p   Vercesi, V ^o   Verkindt, D ^h   Vieira, J M ^g   Vo, M K ^b   Volkov, S ^r   Weber, F ^e,m   Weisse, T ^a   Werlen, M ^g   Wilsone, F F ^g   Pichte, P ^g   Winton, L J ^t   Yabsley, B D ^k   Zaccone, H ^b   more..

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^e CERN   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^h LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^m HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^q AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^r INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^s UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^t UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^u RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^v UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^w ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^x UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; OSCILLATIONS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; TARGETS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC CALORIMETERS; HADRONIC CALORIMETERS; MUON DRIFT CHAMBERS; NEUTRINO BEAMS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0031996448     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01079-6     Document Type: Article

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